Tag Archives: Holidays

With the holidays coming up, make sure you have time for yourself. A little drink can calm your nerves and warm you up, even on the coldest nights. And you can most certainly entertain all your guests with several of these drinks. You don’t have to be a skilled bartender …

I love decorating at Christmas time. It truly is a magical holiday and brings out joy in people. Decorating a tree with blue ornaments does not have to be difficult. It goes with so many colors like gold, silver, white, and brown. And it works with any style you love- …

Oh how I love Christmas! It is truly one of my favorite holidays to decorate for because it means I can bring it to every.single.room in my house, especially the kitchen.  Don’t worry if there’s not enough room for a mini tree- there are so many other ways to decorate …

a warm winter gift. I’ve seen several versions of the Hot Chocolate Bar and decided that it would make a great hostess gift. I included 2 white cups and spoons. A white canister with a scoop for the hot chocolate, a clear lidded jar for the marshmallows. I assembled everything …

Hark! the herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations rise; Join the triumph of the skies; With angelic host proclaim “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! the herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King!” …

This is the Eat-In kitchen dining area.  Spruced up with more poinsettias. (What can I say, I love their velvety beauty.) Here’s a closer look, Three poinsettias $4.50 (they were half-off at Walmart) Small wreaths tied with raffia on the back of my white chairs $4.00 total. (Dollar Tree) Branch …

Come on in, and welcome to the wordless home tour from pictures that I haven’t posted. Thanks for visiting! Sharing at: The Inspired Room DIY by Design Dittle Dattle

Wrapping It Up Here’s what you need: Card Stock Scissors Hole Punch Ribbon Wrapping paper (I used newspaper and brown craft paper) Tape Ornaments (optional) I decided to use newspaper and brown craft paper, for my gift wrap. I printed off monograms from the internet (I’ll provide the link at …

Did you wonder, where that white container on my door came from.. I took this metal hanging planter from this: To this: Thanks to Krylon Dual Paint + Primer . I used a sanding block to distress it a little, I just can’t handle perfect (at least not in this …

We had our book club meeting this week and you would think that I found out that Santa Claus is real.  Mrs. P (she’s in my book club and she lets me put stuff on her door) pointed out that Sue was serving us cookies on a real peppermint plate. …

I love sitting by the fireplace. It’s the one thing about winter that I do like. Especially right now. When everything’s all a glow and there’s glitter everywhere. Christmas lights make me smile and they’re calming. I hope you’re finding ways to relax and enjoy the glow of the Christmas …

I’ve been working on my Christmas tablescape.  You’ve probable seen several of my post about a couple of the items that I’ve used on the table.  Like the Christmas Floral Craft or the Gift Tag, well here’s the completed table. Are you like me?  Everytime I get a new Pottery …

I bought two poinsettias from Walmart last week.  Then I came up with the idea of using them at the front door, so I went back for two more.  I was pleasantly surprised to find them for 50% off, I got four.  Now I have a total of six 🙂 …

Lights shining so bright. Twinkling just right, Makes me feel like a kid again. Red and Green are mostly my theme, but that’s not all. There’s also little photo frames and other Christmas goodies. For the last few years, when our family gets together for Thanksgiving, we have a gift …